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A Queer 10 Cent Piece.

"There is q counterfeit 10 cent piece with
history" said a jackson street man yesterday,
as he fondled greasy looking coin dangling
from his watchchain. "When the Federal
troops were before Fredericksburg New
York volunteer got out of his trench one
morning and, after attracting the attention
of Johnny who could be seen inside the
Notifications, raised flask Of whisky to his
lips, which were puckered for long pull
1.-THE volunteer had taken, perhaps, three
swallows of the liquor when we saw puff of
smoke and flash from the Notifications,
followed a second later by the collapse OF
the whisky flask and the fall of the volun-
teer The bottle, which had been struck by
mimic ball, was shivered, and the man who
had held it lay bleeding at our feet. His
upper jaw had been shattered by the bullet
which had also taken away seven of his front
teeth and buried itself high up in his right
cheek 1t was one of the prettiest shots saw
during the whole war, and the volunteer, al
though seriously wounded, seemed to think il
about the finest piece Of work it had ever been
his pleasure to witness.
"The bullet was cut out by a surgeon, and
| as soon as the patient recovered from the
shock which he experienced we melted the
piece of lead and cast four Of these dimes.
The volunteer kept one, another went to his
brother, the surgeon kept the third, and |
was so fortunate as to become the possessor of
the other. So you see this little piece Of rebel
lead broke whisky bottle and human jaw,
knocked out seven teeth, and Travelled over
coo yards to battle itself in liquor and gore.
Six months after this incident we learned
in i South Carolina regiment. Chicago
| IT raid
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
No Use to Get Mad.

Matthew Lyons, a naturalized Irishman,
when representative in congress from Yer
mont, was fined 81 600 and imprisoned four
months for publishing a letter calculating to
bring President John Adams "nto contempt.
lie was strongly opposed to everything that
was royal or sovereign; and when a national
coinage was discussed he objected to the
eagle being put on, because he was the king
of birds and therefore inappropriate to Re.
publican emblem. Judge Thatcher, Of Mas
sachusetts, who was always characterized by
good natured mirthfulness, replied that per.
haps it would be well to take tho goose fol
our emblem, for that bird had nothing ma
jestic in her department, nor could her hum
BILE rank among the feathered tribe give
offense TO the most fastidious Republican
Moreover continued the judge, gosling:
would be very convenient stamp for the
tenpenny pieces and fippenny bits.
This caused great deal Of mirth among
tho members, excepting Lyon, who was SC
offended by it that he challenged the face
tious Judge 10 duel. "What arrangements
will you mallep inquired the man who car.
ried the challenge. "None at all, replied the
Judge. "Why, are you willing to be called q
cowardp eyes, because am coward. and
he knew it very well, or he never would have
challenged me-" This turned the laugh upor
Lyon, who wisely concluded there was no U.s.
in trying to fight with man who fired moth
ing but jokes. Ben: Perley Poore.
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NJ.
1867, and therefore lacks some weeks of 20
wears. which doubtless entities him to the dis
tinction of being the youngest newspaper
editor in the country. Though native Of
Iowa, he is a thorough Pennsylvania,
having lived in that state ever since
infancy. He is of Virginian blood, being of
the Randolph stock. His father, Dubuque
lawyer, died in 1867, and subsequently his
mother married A. K. Stauffer, Esq, law
yer of Reading, Pa.
The boy received good education at pri-
vate schools in Reading, and when but Is
years of age succeeded in entering Lehigh
university, at Bethlehem. Pa. Being under
the prescribed age Q6 years. he devoted the
wear 10 field work on an engineering corps,
and in the fall Of 1883 lie began his studies at
Lehigh university, intending to become a
civil engineer He was barely launched in col
lege life when he secured a position as editor on
the college p1pcr-The Lehigh Burr-where,
under the tutelage of Richard II. Davis, now
of The Philadelphia Press, he received his
first lessons in journalism. In his ambition,
on a certain occasion, 10 defend the honor of
his class, he secured entrasce to the sanctum
of The Bethlehem Daily Times, then edited
nv ID. J. Godshalk, and became college re.
porter for the paper. In the spring of 1856
he was offered position as local reporter on
the same paper, which he accepted, giving up
ti4 university studies.
In February last, through the purchase of
The Times by a stock company, with Joseph
A. Weaver as manager, vacancy was
caused in the editorship, and Mr.. Mills was
chosen to gil the position. He took charge
J Of the paper on February TO-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
A YOUNG AMERICANS EXPERIENCE.
In q Hotel at Nice During the Recent
Northumberland Women.

In q Hotel at Nice During the Recent
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Women.
It was a fearful sensation. The first in
slant, when barely awake, l concluded it was
an Indian bandit who had adopted the origi-
nal method of getting under his victims bed,
Of shaking the wits out Of him, and leaving
him in such state of exhaustion that he
might plumber the place at his leisure. On
the strength of the first thought, being per-
son who never waits for that desirable but
belate1 article, second thought, naturally
enough called out with a truly American ac-
cent, the only one at my disposal, "Quit
that" The sound of my own voice brought
me to full realization. and instantly knew
that it must be an earthquake. Some say it
was q matter of twenty seconds; some gener-
ally concede it TO have been matter OF forty
seconds, while the ambitious newspaper cor
respondents have boldly made it fraction
short Of minute. am told that, ii it had
lasted ~ long as sixty seconds. none Of r'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
rhourh shaken I.iks a Leaf

By the most trivial causes, weak nerves are
easily susceptible OF invigoratlon, a term
which also imports, in this instance, quietude.
The nervous have but to use Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters Systematically, to overcome that
super sensitiveness of the human sensorium,
which is subversive of all bodily comfort and
mental tranquility, and which reacts most
hurtfully upon the system. The difficulty un-
derlying this, as well as many other ailments,
is imperfect assimilation, no less than incom-
plete digestion OF the food. In the discharge
of both the digestive and assimilatiye func-
tons, the Bitters are the most potent, the most
reliable auxiliary. As the body regains vigor
nervous system are also benefited. Persons
subject to the influence of malaria, dyspeptic
and rheumatic invalids, and persons whose
kidneys are inactive, should, also, use the
Bitters.
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would have been left to tell the tale, and that
every house in Nice would have fallen to the
ground like pack Of cards from the hands OF
an awkward dealer.
At all events it seemed long time To lie
in little iron bedstead and have it rocked
by great, unseen power; to see the walls
moving about you and the roof cracking
above you; to hear the cries of verified
women; to have the awful apprehension that
your next moment will be your last moment,
is not pretty or pleasant picture, and
when it is an actual reality it is something
beyond human description something which,
once felt leaves horrible recollection. Yet
now that the danger is over am glad to
have been here, and to have what was really
a thrilling experience. Born with some
times unfortunately keen sense of the ridicu-
Ions. /, even in the midst of danger, fear and
distress, unconsciously absorbed the amusing
features of the situation-for, as is often the
case, there were many. Above that awful
rumble of the earth's interior l heard the
shril cry of woman: LET me outl Break
open the door!n All, these women; they are
first in war, peace or earthquake.
Clad In distressingly small number oil
mans accustomed garments, l dashed Out
into the hall, where l was instantly con
fronted by two excited females and that same
voice: "You are a man. You must know.
Oh, do tell us. What is It'll" Without wait.
ing an answer-whefe is the woman who
ever does--she turned upon me and said: "Oh,
you stupid man; it is an earthquake, and you
know it is an earthquake, but you stand
there dumb and stupid. You are a fool.
Next ran against tough looking English
man, who actually grabbed me and started
thus: "When was in India in 81 there was
an earth"- but had escaped. had some
aristocratic and wealthy friends who coult
afford the luxury of a beautiful, costly suit o.
apartments on the first floor. When l Preached
their door it had been just about seven min
utes since the first shock; then came the sec
ond, strong but more brief.-Nice Cor. Cour
| ier-Journal
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BLOOD POISON.

Three wears ago contracted blood poison.
onnIied to physician at once and his treafme t
c cUp near killing me ] employed an old phys
Ian ane then went to Ky. | then went to Hot
Strings and remained two months, hut nothing
Seemed TO cure me permanently, although tenn
porary relief was given me. My condition grew
desperate and 1 applied to noted quac'', but
which was prescribed "gratis," but it contained
too much alcohol and aggravated my eufferings,
noted Nashville physician and for time was
man physically and financially. with hut little
prospects, of ever getting well My money r ,
1855, my mother persuaded me to get bottle of
B. b. B. (made in Atlanta) and did go to crafty
her, but to my utter establishment had not finished
the first bottle before every ulcer had been healed
To the present time have used five bottles and
have received more benefit than from III the rest
combined, and am satisfied that b. B. b. is the
most wonderful blood purifier ever before known,
and urge all afflicted young men to try ne single
bottle and be convinced. can truly cay think 1t
the best medicine in the world
q. Y HALLERToN.
Macon, Ga, May /, 1886.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

Mrs S. B. Elkins gave $500 library to
the town of Davis, w. Va.
Rev. Julian c. Brown will address the
Harvard college literary societies June z.
Rev. ]. C. Morris will deliver the baccalau-
reate sermon Of Central college June 8.
The English Zenana medical college has
sent out seventy ladies as medical mission
aries.
The Dartmouth, with LOO circulation,
leads, in this regard, every college paper in
the nation.
Women and men are 10 share equally the
benefits Of Leland Stanford's great univers-
iiv
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
VERY NERVOUS

For many years have been afflicted with Rheu-
matism combined with some Kidney Troubles. In
digestion finally added to my misery and 5000 be-
came feeble and very nervous, and my whole sys-
tenn was Frustrated. Several physicians were EN-
pleyed and numerous patent medicines Iesorte TO
without benefit After seeing so many 1estimo-
malls extolng the wonderful merits o. b. B. B., |
commenced its use and the effect was like magic
and my constitution improved at once, and cheer
fully recommend it to othere who NAV be similarly
affiil ted. MISS. S. ToMLINsoN.
Atlanta, Ca, May A. 1886.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

DR.. Morell Mackenzie, the English
specialist who has twice been summoned
to examine the throat of the crown prince
OF Germany, is about 80 years of age. He
pursued his studies in London, Paris and
Vienna, and in 1868 founded hospital
for throat diseases. In the same year a
work of his own on the subject obtained
prize. Subsequently he was appointed
professor at the London hospital. His
book on Diseases of the Larynx and
Nose" has been translated into French
and German, and his latest book, on "The
Voice." is of great practical use to sing
ers.-New York Evening Post.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

The Chicago News objects very much
to a story that Chicago girl in
Boston asked: "Who is DR.. Holmes?" and
then said: "Oh! Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mercy We call all those men by their first
names in Chicago" This cannot be true,
the News says, because any Chicago girl
would have called the genial autocrai
simply "Dock Holiness" and would NOT
have used the expletive MERCY bat
would have exploded "Great Scott| OF
called on heaven and earth to witness, IN
the name Of 'the Rind of the Great Sugar
cured Ham!"-Boston Transcripts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

most men begin
their life work.
WilliamWi Mills,
editor in chief of
The Be h ! @ h e m
(Pa.) Daily Times,
is not yet 20 years
of age, and A. e.
Watrous, city edi-
tor of The Phila-
delphia Press, is not
; more than two or
three years older.
Mr.. Mills was
born in Dubuque,
Ia on INV II
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TO THE PUBLIC.

CHARLOTTE, n. c, April 81, 1886.
After using B. b. B. nnhesta ingy state that
1t did more good for my Kidney Complaint than all
other remedies combined. lis action lie speedy and
/ cheerfully commend it for Kidney Derang =
mente. L. Is. CALLAHAN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23
TWO YOUNG EDITORS.

Men Who Have EARLY EarHeN IHe Night
to Use the Potent "We."
Special Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-Journalism is a
profession which contains large proportion
of young men, and it is safe to say that the
best reporting now being done for the daily
press is the work of men barely half through
their twenties. Seldom does it happen that a
man attains to an editorial chair before he
reaches well on toward the thirties. Penn
sylvanla, however, furnishes two examples of
young men who have risen high in the pro-
fession before attaining the age at which
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-23

A statue of Edward 0'Brien, of Thomas
ton, Me- the famous builder of wooden
ships, is to be set up in the Thomasio n
cemetery.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Jacob Astor
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600 each toward the building oil me
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-06

TIE "perRicious activity" OF Prof. Cra-
60 80 Grand Army man is worrying the
small minds Of the bread.and.butterb ri.
gade. II they could they would make
his place in tho public achools too hot to
hold him. This rsminda us that not long
since We had for Superintendent OF our
public schools a gentleman active enough
to command the Young Mems Democratic
Club, and his activity in behalf Of Cleye.
land, Hendricks and Reform won for him
a consular post which, we are Satisfied. he
will we'll until good Republican goee
out carly in 1889 to relieve him.
We arc equally cure when his isvcrite
newspaper reaches him in far away
Nagasski he will bs surprised and morti.
fed to learn that aimee he left Wheeling
it has bscome misdemesnor to belong to
apat-io!ic order and not TO vote the Dem.
ocratic ticket. When he remembers that
in the heat Of the campaign no Republican
was mean enough to suggest that he ought
to be disciplined, he will be heartily
ashamed OF the little brsad.nnd.butter
brigade which is playing such ludicrous
little pranke.
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Chicnge's Demonstration.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Labor Day is evi.
dcntly An institution that has come to
stay. Large and imposing "a was the
demonstration Of a year ago, it was CON.
plately eclipaed by that OF to-day.
BuEiness was entirely suspended in all
OF the large manufacturing eatablish.
mento, while many Of the retail etoree
were closed at roon. The public depart.
ments, also, were at stand still, the CITY
ordinance making Labor Day a legal
holiday. 's'
There were five divisions in the labor
parade, which was one Of the largest and
finest ever seen in tho city. The protests.
tions OF the Socialistic clement to the con.
trary Notwithstanding, it was headed BY q
platoon OF police composed OF the pick Of
the Central detail
Over thirty thousand men wers in Inns
when the parade IVES fairly under way,
Many marched four abreast and nearly
every trade wes represented BY On EN-
blsm. There were plenty Of Star Spaaglea
Bannera, but not red flag was in sight.
Mark L. Crawford, the noted coIored sc;.
tator, was Chief Msrahall, and all he
leading Knights Of Labor in the city 80.
peared with their respective divisions.
After the parade demonstration and pic
mic was hold a! OSden's Grove. .
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WALES AND BLAINE.
Tho Great American Givss tho PrIn co
w. Valuable PoIntern. IL-.


Valuable Pointers. Y7N-
NEW York, Sept. GA dispatch from
Homburg to the World brings some inter,
estlng gossip about Jamep G. Blaine. The
season at Homburg, says tho dispatch,
which closes early in September for the
Americans and the EnSllsh, Just com,
mences In earnest Tor tho Germans about
this time. The two former classes arc bs-
ginning to leave, while the Germans are
rapidly. coming. The month OF Septem,
Der, with Its moro sombre Teutonic gay.
eliest Ia In striking contrast to the moro
fashionable life here during the months Of
July and August. The Prince OF Wales
expects to leave for Copenhagen on Tues
day next During the last ten days he has
devoted good deal Of time to the ntudy
OF American aflairs. His two professors
and instructors havo been MIR, Blaine and
MI. Ohauncey NJ. Depew.
MIR. Depew met the Prince OF Wales ut
the Eigtedtodd before leaving London.
The Prince remembered him when he
found him in company with Mr.. Blaine at
this place and renewed the acquaintance.
The Prince had been very much interested
ia both OF these gentlemen. He has in
terviewed both Of them in as thorough
manner as any well.trained newspaper
correspondent could have dono. His con.
versation with both gentlemen has been
In q nature Of a prolonged inquiry into
American political, financial and 40.
c!al atairs. It Is said by the per-
9onal companions OF the heir 10 tho
British throne that he 10 profoundly i'm.
pressed with the progress OF the United
States, and Is anxious to learn everything
concerning American growth. The Prince
has declared to several Englishmen
that he never met anyone before who
could give him such o vivid picture and
such full details Of the development OF the
United States as Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Depew,
he has had each OF them to lunch and din.
ler on several occasions, and somewhat
'ingu!arly, always invited them separate.
y, 80 that, as one of his attendants esys,
10 could talk more freely to each. ~
1t ls said here that Mr.. Blaine Explained
1t full length to the Prince day or two
ago the general view or Americans, with.
'ut regard to party, concerning the Irish
question, and frankly told him that tho
opinion on tho subject grew in strength
and conviction every day. Tho Prince is
laid to be very sensitive to American opin.
ON and fully realizes the force of friend
'hip or hostility Of our sixty millions OF
2eople. Some one wittily said here to-day
hat the Prince was learning more this
'eason than he ever did before at any Ger.
man Watering place. 81 ~
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Gotn Glenn Sweep Yet,

New YoRK, sspt. 5.--The Times to-day
prints several columns Of reports from its
correspondents in the principal cities Of
tho country, showing tho number Of
changes made in subordinate offices since
the incoming Of the Democratic admins.
tration. In the Eastern cities, with the
single exception Of Baltimore, the Demo.
Gratis have manifested conservative
spirit, and It ia shown that comparatively
few removals have been made for political
or other reasons. OH. VI
In tho West the changes have been
more numerous, but even there nothing
like "clean sweep has been made. In
some Instances 1t has been impossible to
obtain data upon which to base an est.
mate Of tho number OF removals and ap.
pointmonts, but generally the executive
heads Of the different departments have
willingly furnished all the information
desired. ,Ii I4stv55gafs -'-S -. gNlgI.
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RIVER AND uARuon REPORT,
Progress ot the Ohio River Improvement
,W" Other Hiysry. YE.5 -

WARRINGTON, D. o., Sept. 5.-Lieutsn
ant Colonel Of Engineers William Z. Nor
rlll has transmitted to the War Depart.
ment hlu annual report on the river and
harbor works Euudsr hla charge in Ohio
and neighborlng s!atou A large part Of
the report IL devoted to history Of the
improvements on tho Ohio river. It ID
conaidored essential TO mako drift gap In
Davis leland Dam, five miles below Pitta.
burgh, for tho ready passage Of the great
quantity Of floating material that comes
down from above. Tho estimated coot
Of thio work 10 twenty thousand
dollars. During t the last fiscal year
the guiding dixie at Norman Bar, nine
miles below Pittsburgh, was finally com.
pleted, as was also the dam at Black's Isl.
and. Repairs and new construction were
completed ut tho dams a. Browns leland,
Wheeling Island, Captina Island, Fish
Crock Island and Three Brothers Islands.
suryoys were made at the localities named
in the laat river and harbor bill, and eites
selected for tho construction OF leo piess,
and deeds arc now being prepared relin.
vor of craft eestirr r,o.ec.;an frnn, ; .
al pnmernv W;SIi.apns y''I GaIl;n ,aa ics
Jronton '' 1A'ue9op''s' '"'tipo''s anu anu
4 sae,,,t ro,o,. =, .to nj.
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hoa hosn w 'a ssr;on. AIM ;Tn shsie
has occnrr.a 1 10 ,hx,, u' nn' ahu Aosn.s
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